I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend!!
Spelling - This week we will be concentrating on three spellings of the long A sound:
a_e as in make
ai as in mail
ay as in may
Though the children have spent an entire week on the
a (consonant) (silent e) spelling, it is difficult for many of them to differentiate between the three different spelling patterns. So, this week we present them all together so the children have to focus on which pattern to use in each word.
Vocabulary - We will be reading the book, "Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse." Our vocabulary words are:
adventure
cautiously
envy
precious
fond
transform
Math - We didn't quite get the geometry unit finished last week so we will complete that first. The children will be learning how to order rectangles from biggest to smallest. They will learn about columns and rows within a rectangle array and finish up our study of symmetry. We will then move on to some problem solving with double digit numbers using strips of 10 stickers and single stickers as a model for our problems.
Reading - I will continue giving the Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments which need to be completed before the Christmas break and as possible meeting with reading groups to firm up some skills with decoding and comprehension.
Over the next few weeks we will be learning some holiday songs, doing some art projects and also using holiday themed activities in our regular learning processes for math, reading and writing. We will also be learning some map skills and hopefully learning about holiday customs in different countries. (Please remember to volunteer to share with us if you can.)
Remember the fabric strips for the holiday project and the Christmas Around the World dolls are due on Friday December 4th. Book orders are due on Monday Nov. 30 or Tuesday Dec. 1st would be fine also.
The keyword for this week is "Holly Jolly".
Have a great week but remember to help your child read and respond every night.
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